This past weekend I played at D’Andrea Banquets for Kim and Adam Collins. D’Andrea Banquet Weddings are always well run affairs, as they pay great attention to all the small details. As usual, food and bar service was excellent, and my dinner was scrumptious! Kim and Adam had a great group of friends and relatives in attendance. There was a great vibe in the room, especially after the Sports Themed intro, I played a jock jams mix and then a special mix of the Blackhawks goal song. They entered the room with Adam in a Cubs jersey and Kim in a White Sox jersey. After the Father of the Groom gave a beautiful, emotional toast, he was followed by the Maid of Honors, and Best Man’s funny toasts. Everyone was in the mood to party! During dinner, in order to get Kim and Adam to kiss you had to do the hula hoop. This is one excellent way to get everyone in party mode.
Hula hooping to get Kim and Adam to kiss
Eventually it was first dance time, they went old school with Elton Johns Your Song. Notice Ameritune’s cool dance lighting- Kim and Adam are in a spotlight with white daisies revolving around them in a mirrorball pattern, the red and green dots are Al’s lasers.
Adam and Kim Collins
Here’s a short video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSOtFmy9F9o This was primarily a younger group, but we took care of all the age groups attending, and the dance floor was packed from start to finish.
Having a good time!
Watch a short video of this party http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95XvyHp0BCg
I wish Kim and Adam all the success in the world and thanks them for their generosity! For more info on Ameritunes DJ or Video sevice, give us a call at (630) 372-8863 read more DJ BLOG For more pictures of this wedding, and others visit us on facebook.
On August 8th, 2009 I played at D’Andrea Banquets for the wedding reception of Jackie Chybik and Malcolm Heath. The reception was unusually long- from 5 pm till midnight. It takes a special group to dance four and one half hours, and these folks rose to the task. Right from the start, I knew it was going to be a good party because it was a younger group and it was at D’Andreas in Crystal Lake. The food and bar are excellent and I always seem to have great parties there. I took a picture of the beautiful sweets table that was opened after dinner.
Sweets table looked and tasted great
There were all ages at this wedding, especially a large number of 20-30 year olds, which usually makes for a dance floor with more stamina.
Younger group that was ready to dance
They placed Heath bars at every table for each guest. Everyone likes edible party favors! (Malcolms last name is Heath)
Heath Bars at the Heath Wedding
Malcolm and Jackie picked a lot of music, some songs I had never heard of before, like around fifty songs in total. For a lot of weddings, this would be impossible, but they had an extra long reception. It wasn’t easy, but I got almost all of their requests in. The guests made a lot of requests too, these people were party animals! I played a lot of 80s at this party. I dedicated “God Bless The USA” for all the quests who had served in the military.
I took that picture after four hours of dancing and they were still going strong! Ienjoyed playing for Jackie and Malcolm, they are a sweet couple, and I love that family. Looking for a DJ? You can see a two minute version of Als demo online, or a longer version at the Ameritune office. Call (630) 372-TUNE (8863) for pricing and availability. For more great wedding ideas read our blog at Chicago DJ
